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|Use this template when you have identified a serious issue regarding [[WP:Neutral point of view]].
|Use this template when you have identified a serious issue regarding [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]].
|[[Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems#Constructive tagging|Drive-by tagging]] is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies. In the absence of such a discussion, or where it remains unclear what the [[WP:NPOV|NPOV]] violation is, the tag may be removed by any editor.
|[[Project:Responsible tagging|Drive-by tagging]] is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies. In the absence of such a discussion, or where it remains unclear what the [[Project:Neutral point of view|NPOV]] violation is, the tag may be removed by any editor.
|The purpose of this group of templates is to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight. This template should not be used as a [[badge of shame]]. Do not use this template to "warn" readers about the article.
|The purpose of this group of templates is to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight. This template should not be used as a [[badge of shame]]. Do not use this template to "warn" readers about the article.
|This template should only be applied to articles that are reasonably believed to lack a neutral point of view. The neutral point of view is determined by the prevalence of a perspective in [[WP:V|high-quality, independent, reliable secondary sources]], not by its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the public.
|This template should only be applied to articles that are reasonably believed to lack a neutral point of view. The neutral point of view is determined by the prevalence of a perspective in [[Project:Verifiability|high-quality, independent, reliable secondary sources]], not by its prevalence among wiki editors or the public.
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== When to use ==
== When to use ==
Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a [[WP:Neutral point of view]], and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within Wikipedia's content policies.
Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]], and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within this wiki's content policies.


An unbalanced article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable [[secondary sources]]. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of Wikipedia editors or the public are irrelevant.
An unbalanced article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable [[secondary sources]]. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of wiki editors or the public are irrelevant.


== When to remove ==
== When to remove ==
This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You may remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:
This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You may remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:


# There is consensus on the talkpage or the [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard|NPOV Noticeboard]] that the issue has been resolved.
# There is consensus on the talkpage or the [[Project:Neutral point of view|NPOV Noticeboard]] that the issue has been resolved.
# It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.
# It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.
# In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.
# In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.


==Usage==
==Usage==
The {{Tl|Unbalanced}} template will categorise tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles needing more viewpoints]]. This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] should not be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].
The {{Tl|Unbalanced}} template will categorise tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles needing more viewpoints]]. This [[Project:Template index|template]] should not be [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:Substitution|substituted]].


There are three parameters:
There are three parameters:
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]
* [[Project:Template index|Template messages/Cleanup]]
* {{Tl|Broaden}}
* {{Tl|Broaden}}
* {{Tl|Citation style}}
* {{Tl|Citation style}}

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When to use

Place this template on an article when you have identified a serious issue of balance and the lack of a Neutral point of view, and you wish to attract editors with different viewpoints to the article. Please also explain on the article's talk page why you are adding this tag, identifying specific issues that are actionable within this wiki's content policies.

An unbalanced article is one that does not fairly represent the balance of perspectives of high-quality, reliable secondary sources. A balanced article presents mainstream views as being mainstream, and minority views as being minority views. The personal views of wiki editors or the public are irrelevant.

When to remove

This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. You may remove this template whenever any one of the following is true:

  1. There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved.
  2. It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given.
  3. In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.

Usage

The {{Unbalanced}} template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Articles needing more viewpoints. This template should not be substituted.

There are three parameters:

  • First unnamed parameter - optional, may be used to specify whether the template applies to the entire article or a section of the article (e.g., {{Unbalanced|section}} produces "This section may be ...".) If not specified, the first unnamed parameter defaults to "article."
  • Talk parameter - optional, specifies a section for the talk page link, e.g. {{Unbalanced|talk=Section}} produces a link to [[Talk:PAGE#Section]].
  • Date parameter – using |date=November 2026 adds the text "(November 2026)" to the message box.
Example:

{{Unbalanced|section|talk=Section|date=November 2026}}

See also


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